Lion vs. Cougar — What's the Difference?

A large, social cat with a mane.

A species with a wide range in the Western Hemisphere.

An apex predator in its ecosystem.

A creature of stealth and strength.

A symbol of strength and nobility.

A solitary big cat native to the Americas.

The male of a species known for its pride structure.

An agile and adaptive predator.

A carnivorous animal native to Africa and India.

Also known as a mountain lion or puma.

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large felid of the genus Panthera native mainly to Africa. It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.

The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae. Native to the Americas, its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.

A large powerful wild cat (Puma concolor syn. Felis concolor) chiefly of mountainous regions of the Americas, having an unmarked tawny body and a long tail. Also called catamount, mountain cat, mountain lion, panther, puma; Also called regionally painter.

A mountain lion.

(Slang) A woman, especially one over 30, who romantically pursues or attracts younger men.

A very brave person.

Puma concolor, a wild feline native to the Americas.

A person regarded as fierce or savage.

An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

A noted person; a celebrity

An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.

Lion See Leo.

Large American feline resembling a lion

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness.

(by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.

A Chinese foo dog.

An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. en

(historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo, formerly Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.

Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22